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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
536 PM EDT FRI AUG 24 2012

...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED
COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS...

.SYNOPSIS....HIGH PRES RIDGE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WITH
MOSTLY LIGHT WINDS EXCEPT FOR ELY WINDS AT 20 KT ACROSS THE SE
CARIBBEAN AS THE PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN THE RIDGE AND TROPICAL
STORM ISAAC HAS TIGHTENED. TROPICAL STORM ISAAC IS FORECAST TO
MOVE INTO CENTRAL CUBA SUN AND INTO THE SE GULF MON THEN
INTENSIFY INTO A HURRICANE AS IT MOVE NNW ACROSS THE NE GULF
TUE. ISAAC IS FORECAST TO MOVE INLAND INTO THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE
AS A HURRICANE WED.

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.WED...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 15 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.MON NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.TUE...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.TUE NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.WED...SW TO W WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT...SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.